Maryland bill to create single-payer system excludes insurance agents
The Maryland General Assembly has scheduled a March 9 public hearing on a bill that…
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Doctor on health reform law: ‘You can’t insure a preexisting’
The plight of people who lose their insurance and then get sick is one of…
National Flood Insurance Program to end as hurricane season begins
Unable to reach consensus on either a short- or long-term extension on the National Flood…
In wake of tornadoes, Okla. insurance regulator declares emergency
Following two days of severe storms that caused widespread damage in the state and is…
Anger against Tenn. insurance agents rises as flood waters subside
With Tennessee residents left reeling after a weekend of severe storms, tornadoes and now flooding,…
Hawaii boosts insurance fees to help offset its budget shortfall
Hawaii’s legislators, who ended their annual session April 30, looked to the insurance industry to…
IBC to pay doctors for quality, using new pay-for-performance model
Independence Blue Cross will compensate its in-network doctors with a pay-for-performance model, a move it…
Buoyed in political deadlock, federal flood insurance program lapses
Story updated with input from the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents. For the third…
Virginia AG opposes ‘deem and pass,’ will sue to block health mandates
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is urging Democrats in Washington, D.C., to reconsider the use…
Virginia first state in nation to pass anti-mandate health reform bill
While 34 other states have considered or partially passed legislation to ban any federal mandate…